diff --git a/include/llvm/IR/GlobalObject.h b/include/llvm/IR/GlobalObject.h
index 50deb0868a9..f0552410b61 100644
--- a/include/llvm/IR/GlobalObject.h
+++ b/include/llvm/IR/GlobalObject.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class GlobalObject : public GlobalValue {
   GlobalObject(const GlobalObject &) = delete;
 
 protected:
-  GlobalObject(Type *Ty, ValueTy VTy, Use *Ops, unsigned NumOps,
+  GlobalObject(PointerType *Ty, ValueTy VTy, Use *Ops, unsigned NumOps,
                LinkageTypes Linkage, const Twine &Name)
       : GlobalValue(Ty, VTy, Ops, NumOps, Linkage, Name), ObjComdat(nullptr) {
     setGlobalValueSubClassData(0);
diff --git a/include/llvm/IR/GlobalValue.h b/include/llvm/IR/GlobalValue.h
index 3b2a2192d45..79dbd52ed77 100644
--- a/include/llvm/IR/GlobalValue.h
+++ b/include/llvm/IR/GlobalValue.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public:
   };
 
 protected:
-  GlobalValue(Type *Ty, ValueTy VTy, Use *Ops, unsigned NumOps,
+  GlobalValue(PointerType *Ty, ValueTy VTy, Use *Ops, unsigned NumOps,
               LinkageTypes Linkage, const Twine &Name)
       : Constant(Ty, VTy, Ops, NumOps), Linkage(Linkage),
         Visibility(DefaultVisibility), UnnamedAddr(0),